Euplectella gibbsa
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Euplectella gibbsa is a species of glass sponge in the family Euplectellidae.de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Carballo, J.L.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2023). World Porifera Database. Euplectella gibbsa Tabachnick & Collins, 2008. Accessed through [https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=344943 WoRMS on 2023-06-05.] It has been found in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Etymology
The generic name, Euplectella, is derived from the Latin {{Lang|la|plecto}}, meaning "to weave", and the prefix eu-, in reference to the "complexity of the interweaving of its component threads".Owen, R. (1857). Description of a new Species of Euplectella (Euplectella cucumer, O.). Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 22(2): 117-123, pl. XXI. Accessed via [https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/14270 Biodiversity Heritage Library] 2023-06-05.
The specific epithet, gibbsa, is derived from the Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone, the species' type locality.Tabachnick, K.R.; Collins, A.G. (2008). Glass sponges (Porifera, Hexactinellida) of the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Marine Biology Research. 4: 25-47. Accessed via [https://repository.si.edu/handle/10088/6255 DSpace] on 2023-06-05.